July 2014

Author Scott McClanahan – he of the astonishing Crapalachia and Hill William – is from Rainelle, West Virginia and now lives and writes in my hometown of Beckley. In a recent interview he was asked about whether he ever wants to leave. And while he acknowledges that, yes, he will likely one day live elsewhere, […]

If it worked this way, my legal career would’ve been WAY easier: Cowboys LB Rolando McClain found guilty today of resisting arrest + disorderly conduct, sentenced to 18 days in jail and a $1000 fine but… — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 25, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js McClain’s attorney, Harvey Steinberg, filed an appeal, which now means judge’s […]

*1995 Craig burns this onto a CD-R, pops it into his DiscMan and listens to it non-stop, on repeat, every single day going back and forth to law school on the Metro*

There’s a new book out about the life of Harper Lee, the famously reclusive author of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The author moved in next door to Lee, befriended her and her older sister and now is telling us how Lee has spent the past 50+ years since she left the literary spotlight. There is […]

Anna is in the gifted program at school. Her standardized test scores are startlingly high. She is able to converse with adults comfortably and at a surprisingly sophisticated level. But when she’s bored she does stuff like this. If you’ll excuse me, I’m off to go lobby for year-round schooling in New Albany. 

The LeBron James news dominated sports media for the past several days. Everyone – even people who don’t much care about basketball – was interested in it at least on some level. Even if it was only to joke, snark and/or join in some fun collective happening. And then the news came – bam! – […]